Coaching matters. Just ask Cam Newton, who received arguably the biggest coaching upgrade of any quarterback in the NFL when…

Coaching matters. Just ask Cam Newton, who received arguably the biggest coaching upgrade of any quarterback in the NFL when the Panthers replaced Mike Shula with Norv Turner. The turn of Turner, who had been coaching in the NFL for four years before Newton was equally born, raised plenty of skeptical eyebrows given his history with deep drops and a vertical attack attack.

But Turner has taken the Panthers skill players and deployed them in a completely different way and the trickle-down effect on Newton and the Panthers offense has been stunning.

For starters, let’s simply look at Newton’s statistics. Turner was roundly mocked for claiming Newton could complete in the high 60 percent of his passes &#821

1; understandably, given Newton’s career completion rate was below 60 percent coming into this year. But Norv was not wrong; Cam is now completing 66.4 percent of his passes after hitting on almost three fourths of his throws against the Ravens in Carolina’s surprising 36-21 win over the NFL’s best defense.

Newton’s interception rate is also the lowest his leg in his career and, without having to draw any attention, he has a better year through seven games than he did in 2015 when he led the Panthers to a 15-1 record and won MVP.

Turner has not messed around with trying to reduce Newton’s running. There’s no need to do that – the Panthers idea of ​​running Newton less before the 2017 season was asinine. Cam krijgt pijn wanneer hij spends te lang in de zak, die de bal blijft wachten op spelen om te ontwikkelen en dan enorme schoten van verdedigers in volle snelheid te nemen.

By putting emphasis on quick throws and accuracy to playmakers, Turner has increased Cam’s efficiency, improved the play of the offensive line, maximized his playmakers’ skills and managed to create an offense that should keep Newton healthier over the course of the season.

The result has been an MVP-caliber start to the season for Newton and a Panthers offense that’s starting to really find its groove. Om alt klikker for Carolina på den siden av bolden i en 2015-type mode, se ut.

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2015 (through seven games)

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yards, throw for 30+ touchdowns and rush for 600 yards in a single season.

But Panthers fans should be more enthusiastic about this year’s rendition, because Newton is being hit far less often. He has been sacked just 10 times so far this season, registering by far the lowest sack percentage (4.0 percent) of his career.

Carolina’s offensive line is playing at a surprisingly high level as well, managing to protect Newton when he does have to throw deep from a precarious position.